Indigenous Peoples

It is true to say that at the time of Columbus arrival in the Caribbean BOTH Jamaica and Cuba were

• not inhabited

• inhabited by Tianos

• inhabited by Mayas

• inhabited by Kalinagos

On which of the following islands did BOTH the Tainos and Kalinagos live at the time of the arrival of the Europeans?

• Jamaica and St Lucia

• Trinidad and St Vincent

• Jamaica and Puerto Rico

• Trinidad and Puerto Rico

Ornaments worn by the Tiano leaders were often made of

• gold

• bronze

• leather

• diamonds

Which of the following did the Maya use as money?

• cocoa beans

• copper bars

• gold nuggets

• cowrie shells

Which of the follwoing BEST explains why many Kalinago women spoke the Tiano language?

• Kalinago women worked in the fields with Taino women

• Kalinago women often traded with Taino women

• Taino women were often captured by Kalinago warriors

• Kalinago girls were taught the language of the Taino by their elders

The duty of the encomendero regarding the indigenous peoples was to

• free them from enslavement

• protect and Cristianize them

• keep records of their punishment

• ensure that they worked in the mines

The area where the Kalinagos lived before they migrated to the caribbean islands is labelled

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Which of the following territiories was inhabited by Tainos in 1492?

• Belize

• Jamaica

• Dominica

• St Vincent

In which of the following territiories were both Tainos and Kalinagos resident in 1492?

• Cuba

• Antigua

• Barbados

• Puerto Rico

Which of the following materials was NOT one of the building materials used by the Maya?

• Iron

• Paint

• Stone

• Wood